Snmp-Agent Calculate-Password - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Reference Manual

Description
Use the snmp-agent command to enable the SNMP agent.
Use the undo snmp-agent command to disable the SNMP agent.
Execution of the snmp-agent command or any of the commands used to configure the SNMP agent,
you can start the SNMP agent.
By default, the SNMP agent is disabled.
Examples
# Start the SNMP agent.
<Sysname> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Sysname] snmp-agent
A Switch 5500-EI provides the following functions to prevent attacks through unused UDP ports.
Starting the SNMP agent opens UDP port used by SNMP agents and the UDP port used by SNMP
trap respectively.
Shutting down the SNMP agent closes UDP ports used by SNMP agents and SNMP trap as well.

snmp-agent calculate-password

Syntax
snmp-agent calculate-password plain-password mode { md5 | sha } { local-engineid |
specified-engineid engineid }
View
System view
Parameters
plain-password: The plain-text password to be encrypted, in the range 1 to 64 characters.
mode: Specifies the authentication algorithm used to encrypt a plain text password.
md5: Uses HMAC MD5 algorithm.
sha: Uses HMAC SHA algorithm, which is securer than MD5 algorithm.
local-engineid: Uses the local engine ID to calculate the key.
specified-engineid: Uses the specified engine ID to calculate the key.
engineid: A case-insensitive hexadecimal string used for key calculation. The system capitalizes the
string. The length of the string must be an even number and in the range 10 to 64 characters.
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